Slog - Comments on The Future Dictionary of Right Now http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/the_future_dictionary_of_right_now Slog tipper Maggie informs us that today, to celebrate the election, McSweeney's is offering up The Future Dictionary of America for free. The Dictionary was produced as a fundraiser for the election in 2004. It's a collection of short dictionary entries written by authors like Ryan Boudinot, Stephen King, Jonathan Safran Foer, Kurt Vonnegut, Sarah Vowell, Colson Whitehead, Paul Auster, Dave Eggers, and Aimee Bender. And there's also a CD in the book, with songs by Elliott Smith, Death Cab for Cutie, and Tom Waits, among others. It was an entertaining, if uneven book, but it is totally worth the... Copyright 2008 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:29:26 -0800 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:42:19 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by obamatron Thanks!

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The CD that comes with is super-sick though

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